Headline:
Special Weather Statement issued August 20 at 4:41PM EDT by NWS Wilmington NC
Event:
Special Weather Statement
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
August 20, 2026 - 1:41pm
Expires:
August 20, 2026 - 2:15pm
Description:
At 441 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong
thunderstorms along a line extending from 12 miles west of Clinton to
near Butters. Movement was east at 25 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and nickel size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is
possible.
Locations impacted include...
Elizabethtown, Rowan, Bladenboro, Smiths, Bladen Community College,
Abbottsburg, Lisbon, Ammon, Butters, Lagoon, Elkton, Kelly, Ruskin,
White Oak, Clarkton, White Lake, Dublin, Tar Heel, and Bladen County
Hospital.
Instruction:
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with these storms.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.
Area Description:
Robeson; Bladen
Forcast Office:
NWS Wilmington NC
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov